LOS ANGELES, CA (KNX)  -- Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has come out against the idea of making English the official national language of the U.S. The proposal has been attached as an amendment to the federal immigration bill.

Villagrigosa says if the measure is strictly enforced, it could result in creating communications problems between people who provide emergency services and those receiving them.

The amendment states, "Unless specifically stated in applicable law, no person has a right, entitlement, or claim to have the government of the United States or any of its officials or representatives act, communicate, perform or provide services, or provide materials in any language other than English.''

The mayor appeared on CNN's "Late Edition" with Wolf Blitzer, offering his support for most of the provisions of the immigration bill adopted last week by the U.S. Senate.

"Well, what it means is you won't be able to communicate with people for badly needed services," said Villaraigosa. "They could be emergency services. They could be services for medical care.''

He also took note of the fact that the Senate has made no provisions to assist immigrants in learning English.

They didn't allocate money so people can learn English. I can tell you that, here in Los Angeles, there are lines, thousands of people waiting to learn English in our adult schools,'' he said.

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Sunday he doesn't believe the amendment would negate any current laws.